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Unit 7-8-9 Mega Quizizz

Total questions: 184

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Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace and international cooperation
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
2.
The United Nations was created primarily to
a)
replace national governments with one world government
b)
support the spread of world communism
c)
improve international cooperation
d)
promote domestic disputes in member nations
3.
The World Trade organization's purpose is to  
a)
promote trade barriers
b)
promote free international trade
c)
help poor countries trade with other poor countries.
d)
Help world powers maintain world powers.
4.
The World bank is a program from the UN that provides loans around the world with a purpose to _____________________.
a)
Fight Poverty
b)
Give loans to rich corperations
c)
encourage investment in developed countries
d)
pay teachers to teach students how to read.
5.
Who created the "Universal Declaration  of Human Rights?"
a)
UN
b)
World Bank
c)
IMF
d)
GATT/WTO
6.
The European Union began with the development of a ______________.
a)
plural society
b)
consumer class
c)
common market
d)
defense organization
7.
What happens when a member country does not agree with a decision made by the EU government?
a)
The country may refuse to obey the decision
b)
The country must carry out the decision anyway.
c)
The decision does not go into effect anywhere in the EU.
d)
The decision goes into effect only in countries that support it.
8.
What is the Green Revolution?
a)
A dramatic increase of corn from 1951-1987
b)
a program that encourage farmers to adapt modern agriculture methods
c)
When plants turn green after winter
d)
The increase of plants because of artificial means
9.
Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
a)
Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the United States supply of oil
b)
The United Nations asked the US to overthrow the Taliban government of Afghanistan.
c)
The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop on the program.
d)
They believed the government was offering the safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the United States on September 11,2001.
10.
The Nuremberg Trials, Tokyo Trials, and the Trial of Slobodan Milošević are all examples of...
a)
carrying out international justice
b)
Genocidal Mania
c)
The violation of the Geneva Conventions
d)
Corruption and collusion in justice
11.
Was the leader of China during the 1980s. He was known for strengthening China's economy through the Four Modernizations.
a)
Deng Xiaoping
b)
Daniel Ortega
c)
Vladimir Putin
d)
Indira Gandhi
12.
These groups were similar as they both supported movements for democracy.
a)
Great Leap Forward and Four Modernizations
b)
Polish Solidarity and Tiananmen Square
c)
Three Principles and Hungarian Revolution
d)
Opium War and Great Leap Forward
13.

Nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union Dumping of toxic waste in the ocean Cutting down the rain forest in Africa and South America


Which conclusion can be drawn from these situations?

a)

Environmental problems need global solutions.

b)

The fall of the Soviet Union has caused severe environmental hazards.

c)

Technology has helped the world stop polluting the environment

d)

Only nations that create environmental problems will suffer from them.

14.

What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?

a)

Family planning was successful.

b)

There was an absence of war and conflict.

c)

New medicines and technology were discovered and applied.

d)

Famine and other natural disasters increased.

15.

Based on this late 20th-century map, which conclusion is accurate?

a)

The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.

b)

Social mobility between social classes is increasing.

c)

The communist movement is growing.

d)

Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.

16.

What is a major reason for the trend illustrated by the graph?

a)

the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe

b)

the formation of oil cartels, such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

c)

an increase in global interdependence resulting from modern technology and expanded trade agreements

d)

a general decline in the standard of living for people in developing countries

17.

Which conclusion about Internet usage can be drawn from this chart?

a)

Developing nations have easier access to the Internet than developed nations do.

b)

A high standard of living in a nation is linked to high Internet usage.

c)

Internet usage limits international cooperation.

d)

Eastern Hemisphere nations use Internet connections more than Western Hemisphere nations do.

18.

The best conclusion that can be drawn from these graphs is that in 1991

a)

the Boers outnumbered the British in South Africa

b)

the black population has decreased due to emigration

c)

Asians controlled a greater proportion of income in

comparison to their population

d)

whites continued to control the largest amount of income after the end of apartheid

19.

How did Catholic Church leaders demonstrate sensitivity to demands of the poor for social justice in twentieth-century Latin America?

a)

demanding special charitable contributions from the Vatican to wipe out poverty

b)

formation of a "liberation theology"

c)

renunciation of Christianity in favor of orthodox Marxist socialism

d)

implementing land reform policies through representation in national elections

20.

In what region have US forces seen military action most frequently in the post-Cold War era?

a)

Pacific rim

b)

Latin America

c)

Middle East and Central Asia

d)

Western Europe

21.

Which natural resource or crop have developing nations been able to trade in the global economy on terms most favorable to themselves?

a)

cocoa

b)

coffee

c)

diamonds

d)

oil

22.

Which of the following statements about the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is most accurate?

a)

it marked the end of British colonization in Iran

b)

it overthrew a monarchy and installed a liberal democracy

c)

it was guided by a non-Western ideology

d)

its leaders withdrew Iran from OPEC

23.

Which of the following is an impact of population growth in the developing world?

a)

rising status of females

b)

decreasing numbers of refugees in the developed world

c)

declining importance of the IMF

d)

rapid and haphazard urbanization

24.

Neocolonialism is best-defined as

a)

Western efforts to expand colonial holdings after WWII

b)

post-WWII population boom in developing nations

c)

economic dependence of developing nations after decolonization

d)

colonization of Latin America after independence from Spain

25.

The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to

a)

regulate currency rates.

b)

attract emerging economies into trade alliances with the United States.

c)

eliminate barriers to free trade.

d)

set fair labor standards for the industrialized nations.

26.

Which of the following is NOT a good example of the Americanization of global culture?

a)

Subway

b)

Coca-Cola

c)

McDonald's

d)

Rolex watches

27.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern global consumption?

a)

Consumption becomes a means of self-expression as well as a source of personal identity.

b)

Modern consumption is shaped by wants and desires rather than by needs or necessities.

c)

Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world.

d)

Global consumerism threatens local and indigenous cultures.

28.

One significant result of the electronic information age is that

a)

English has become the primary language of global communications.

b)

politically repressive regimes such as that of China are trying to control the Internet.

c)

the gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened.

d)

All these answers are correct.

29.

Global warming refers to

a)

natural variations in the global climate over time.

b)

the rise in global temperatures caused by atmospheric pollution such as the emissions of cars and factories.

c)

the risk of a nuclear war when the planet is politically "hot."

d)

the increase in temperature caused by volcanic activity on the oceans' floors.

30.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern terrorism?

a)

Modern terrorists routinely employ violence against civilian targets.

b)

Modern terrorists use sophisticated modern weapons and technologies.

c)

Modern terrorists are not confined to any one state and operate effectively across borders.

d)

Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives.

31.

Which of the following statements is an accurate comparison of the Ottoman, Russian, and Qing Empires in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

a)

Prior to their collapse, each of the empires attempted a series of Western-style reforms, but the ruling elites eventually failed to support the needed changes.

b)

These land based empires collapsed due to a variety of internal and external factors, including WWI, failure to modernize and revolution

c)

The Ottoman and Russian Empires survived because of the adoption of some Western-style reforms while the Qing failed because it refused to alter centuries of Chinese tradition.

d)

The Ottoman Empire and Qing dynasty both lost territory to aggressive European powers while Russia, acting as an aggressor, expanded its empire during this time.

32.

Improved wartime technology during World War I led to

a)

Smaller nations becoming part of larger nations after the war

b)

A smaller number of refugees during the war

c)

Increased casualties in battles fought during the war

d)

A slowdown in transportation improvements after the war

33.

“At school the teachers say it is our patriotic duty to stop using foreign words. I didn’t know what they meant by this at first, but now I see it—you must no longer say ‘adieu’ [‘farewell’] because that is French. It is in order to say ‘lebwohl’ [‘farewell’ in German] instead. We also have a little tin box in which we’ll put some small change in every time we slip up and use a foreign word. The contents of this little war savings box will go towards buying knitting wool. We must now knit woollen things for the soldiers.”


Diary of a twelve-year old German girl, August 1914


The passage above best exemplifies which of the following processes shortly after the outbreak of the First World War?

a)

The increasingly authoritarian methods used by European teachers

b)

The strengthening of nationalist sentiment throughout Europe

c)

The emergence of a pan-European antiwar movement

d)

The key role European women played in sustaining the war effort

34.

1. Which of the following best describes the 1936 lithograph (entitled The Hero) by German artist George Grosz?

a)

A propaganda poster prepared by the Nazi Party

b)

A protest poster against the atrocities of the atomic bomb

c)

A representation of a Holocaust victim

d)

A post-First World War print expressing antiwar sentiment

35.

The mobilization of state resources during World War II:

a)

Occurred in fascist, democratic, and totalitarian states

b)

Occurred in only fascist states like Germany and Italy through corporate/labor cooperation

c)

Occurred in only colonies of imperial powers in order to better serve their rulers

d)

Occurred in only countries that were lead by powerful dictators like Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini

36.

Which of the following is NOT one of the extreme beliefs that people turned to during the low period of economic activity?

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Fascism

c)

Mercantialism

d)

Ultra-nationalism

37.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why so many people died during World War II?

a)

Weapons became much more deadly such as tanks, airplanes, and the atomic bomb.

b)

Deadly trench warfare

c)

Total War tactics

d)

The bombing of enemy cities with bombs dropped from airplanes

38.

Which of the following was NOT one of the decisions made at the Potsdam Conference?

a)

Truman demands free elections in Eastern Europe, Stalin says no

b)

Germany will be unified again which ends the Cold War

c)

Truman and Churchill become untrusting of Stalin and the Soviet Union beginning the Cold War

d)

Nazi officials will be arrested and placed on trial for crimes against humanity

39.

Stalin was most successful in:

a)

Industrializing the Soviet Union

b)

Expanding access to consumer goods

c)

Extending suffrage to a majority of the population

d)

Improving higher education possibilities for both men and women

40.

It could be said that World War II began in Asia in 1931

when which nation invaded Manchuria?

(a)  

41.
The countries in blue on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
SEATO
d)
NAFTA
42.
The countries in red on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
NATO
c)
SEATO
d)
Axis Powers
43.
The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?
a)
The line of demarkation
b)
The DeMilitarized Zone
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The 38th Parallel
44.
Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Marshall Plan
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
Proxy Wars
d)
Flexible Response
45.

Which of the following was a primary reason for the United States intervention in the Korean War in 1950-1953?

a)

To end apartheid and promote equality in Korea

b)

To rescue Korea from the Japanese Imperialist Army

c)

To stop the spread of Communism and Kim Il Sung

d)

To promote the power of the United States globally

46.

Which of these was integral in beginning a "Space Race" between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)
Sputnik
b)
the Berlin Wall
c)
the Berlin Blockade
d)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
47.

The United States was involved in all of the following attempts to combat communism EXCEPT....

a)

They supported the South Vietnamese in the Vietnam Conflict

b)

They overthrew the government of Guatemala and set up a pro-US Government

c)

They funded assassinations of communist leaders in Africa and Latin America

d)

They assassinated John F. Kennedy in order to place a more subservient president in office

48.

Which crisis saw the United States emerging as more important diplomatically and internationally as it stopped Great Britain and France from intervening to protect its economic interests.

a)
Hungarian Uprising
b)
Suez Crisis
c)
U-2 Incident
d)
Vietnam Conflict
49.

MAD, or Mutually Assured Destruction, was an acronym coined for the destruction that would be caused world-wide by...

a)

Nuclear Attacks

b)

Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

c)

Agent Orange

d)

Napalm

50.

What was the strategy adopted that attempted to stop the spread of Communism?

a)
Containment
b)
MAD
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Brinksmanship
51.
Who was the leader who founded the Peoples' Republic of China after the Chinese Revolution?
a)
Chiang Kai-shek
b)
Deng Xiaoping
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Jiang Zemin
52.
What was the name of the island to which the Nationalist forces retreated at the end of the war between Communist and Nationalist factions in China?
a)
Japan
b)
Australia
c)
Taiwan
d)
Hawaii
53.

Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward created agricultural communes to...

a)

help the bourgeoisie prosper

b)

"rectify thinking through labor"

c)

make agriculture more efficient

d)

grow extra food for Taiwan

54.
The main purpose of the Cultural Revolution was to...
a)
modernize the Chinese economy through collectivism
b)
strengthen ties with the Soviet Union to strengthen the military
c)
preserve revolutionary Communist values by destroying the past
d)
increase China's technological capabilities for world trade
55.
What led Chinese students to demand democratic reform?
a)
the visit by U.S. president Richard Nixon
b)
economic reforms that allowed Western ideas into China
c)
the breakup of the Soviet Union
d)
the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification of Germany
56.

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when ...

a)

The United States attempted to invade Cuba and create a revolution to overthrow Fidel Castro, but it failed.

b)

the Soviet Union fired missiles at Cuba a long held ally of the United States.

c)

the U.S. learned that the Soviet Union had built missile launching pads in Cuba, very close to the state of Florida.

d)

the Soviet Union fired missiles at the U.S. from Cuba.

57.

The "American War/Vietnam War" began because...

a)

The United States wanted to stop the spread of communism.

b)

The United States wanted to end the enslavement of the Vietnamese population by the Japanese during WWII.

c)

The French had begun to spread capitalism and freedom to communist countries, but ran out of funding to continue in Vietnam.

d)

The occupation after World War II led the nation to be divided in half, much like Berlin and Germany.

58.

The dividing line between North and South Vietnam established in 1954 at the Geneva Convention.

a)

Miss Saigon and Gigi Van Tranh

b)

38th parallel and Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

c)

Dien Bien Phu and the Ho Chih Minh Trail

d)

17th parallel and a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

59.
Ho Chi Minh fought for a _______ government in Vietnam, while Ngô Đình Diệm led the _________ government.
a)
Communist / Democratic
b)
Democratic / Communist
c)
Socialist / Communist
d)
Fascist / Democratic
60.
The Khmer Rouge were responsible for
a)
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
helping peasant farmers in Cambodia
c)
committing genocide in Cambodia
d)
aiding the "boat people" of Cambodia
61.

On this map during the Cold War the area in Green would be known as:

a)

Democratic, or 1st World nations

b)

Communist, or 2nd World Nations

c)

Non-Aligned, or 3rd World Nations

d)

Member states of the United Nations

62.
The Soviet Union forced much of Eastern Europe to become communist. These nations became under the Soviet's Sphere of influence. What were they called?
a)
Iron Curtains
b)
Comintern States
c)
Satellite States
d)
Deterrents
63.

Apartheid was...

a)

the policy of segregation in South Africa

b)

the government for Indians in South Africa

c)

the language of whites in South Africa.

d)

the policy integration in South Africa

64.
European decolonization left some nations struggling to form effective governments, what type of government has primarily emerged in African states? 
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Parlimentry Democracy
c)
Dictatorship/One party rule
d)
Theocracy
65.
Israeli-controlled territories led to a Palestinian intifada, or
a)
peace treaty
b)
 disarmament
c)
uprising
d)
containment
66.
Which has been a major goal of both the Zionists and Palestinian Arabs in the Middle East
a)
to unite all Middle Eastern nations as one
b)
to have their own independent countries
c)
to become leaders in the world economy
d)
to improve their relations with the USSR
67.

Pakistan and Bangladesh are mostly ____ while India is mostly _____.

a)

Muslim, Hindu

b)

Buddhist, Sikh

c)

Hindu, Buddhist

d)

Christian, Muslim

68.

Indira Gandhi is famous because of...

a)

helping the British fight World War II and her role in the Bengali Famine

b)

the removal of British control from the Indian subcontinent through non-violent protest

c)

abolishing caste distinctions and discrimination once in power as the first Sikh president

d)

her controversial time as one of the first democratically elected female heads of state

69.

A negative effect of the partitioning of India in 1947 was that

a)

foreign rule was reestablished in India

b)

Hinduism became the only religion practiced in India

c)

the government policy of nonalignment further divided Indian society

d)

civil unrest, territorial disputes, and religious conflicts continued throughout the region

70.

What was one reason that India was divided into two nations in 1947?

a)

Indian leaders disagreed about India’s role in the United Nations.

b)

Great Britain feared a unified India would be a military threat.

c)

The Soviet Union insisted that India should have a communist government.

d)

Differences between the Hindus and the Muslims created religious conflict.

71.
Which characteristic of South Asian cultures best explains the political divisions of the region after the countries gained independence during the twentieth century?
a)
Climate variations
b)
Language differences
c)
Religious differences
d)
Differences in economic activities
72.
Who created the state of Israel in 1948?
a)
The British
b)
United States
c)
Arabs
d)
United Nations
73.
One similarity between Ataturk, Nasser, and Shah Pahlavi is that all of these leaders
a)
led invasions into Israel
b)
encouraged their people to convert to Hinduism
c)
sought to modernize their nations
d)
came to power through the democratic process
74.
Which of these African nations experienced a relatively peaceful decolonization process?
a)
Ghana
b)
Algeria
c)
Kenya
d)
Rhodesia
75.
What was the cultural movement launched in the 1930s (continuing into the 1950s) in Paris by French-speaking black graduate students from France's colonies that promoted a common racial identity for black Africans worldwide?
a)
Negritude
b)
African National Congress 
c)
Communalism
d)
National Liberation Front
76.
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signified the:
a)
End of the Cold War
b)
Collapse of Taliban
c)
Strength of the Warsaw Pact
d)
Power of the European 
Union
77.
Was the leader of China during the 1980s. He was known for strengthening China's economy through the Four Modernizations.
a)
Deng Xiaoping
b)
Daniel Ortega
c)
Vladimir Putin
d)
Indira Gandhi
78.

Which group of reform-minded revolutionaries overthrew the Nicaraguan government in 1979?

a)

Sandinistas

b)

Ortegas

c)

CIA

d)

Serbs

79.

These groups were similar as they both supported movements for democracy.

a)

Great Leap Forward and Four Modernizations

b)

Polish Solidarity and Tiananmen Square Protesters

c)

Three Principles and Hungarian Revolution

d)

Opium War and Great Leap Forward

80.

The actions of Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, Léopold Senghor, and Julius Nyerere were most closely associated with

a)

a rise in nationalism in several African countries

b)

the end of apartheid in South Africa

c)

a resurgence of colonialism in east Africa

d)

the revival of Islam in northern Africa

81.
Which of these people should not sit next to each other at a dinner party? ;)
a)
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
b)
Fidel Castro and Che Guevara
c)
Helmut Kohl and Mikhail Gorbachev 
d)
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Saddam Hussein 
82.

The term "Pan–Africanism" can best be defined as a movement whose purpose is to

a)

promote African unity

b)

support cultural diversity

c)

encourage European investment in Africa

d)

advocate a return to colonial conditions

83.

A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to

a)

secure political power for the majority of the people

b)

encourage a greater degree of industrialization

c)

improve the economy by expanding governmental control

d)

gain independence from the Soviet Union

84.

F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the

a)

foreign control of the diamond mines

b)

discriminatory policy of apartheid

c)

anarchy in Somalia

d)

Boer War

85.

Since the late 1970s, which measure has the Chinese government taken to reduce the effects of overpopulation?

a)

supported a policy of forced migration to other nations

b)

reduced food production

c)

emphasized the teachings of Confucius

d)

imposed a one-child policy that limits family size

86.

In China, Deng Xiaoping’s Four Modernizations led to

a)

a decrease in industrialization

b)

a decreased interest in investments by foreign businesses

c)

an increase in the emphasis on collective farming

d)

an increased use of free-market practices

87.

Which of the following describes Japan after WWII?

a)

Punished with reparations that crippled the economy.

b)

Engaged in an economic and political alliance with the United States after its occupation ended.

c)

Refused to accept defeat and engaged in another, more regionally-based conflict.

d)

Created a constitution with a strong military arm, allowing for its defense against China and North Korea.

88.

The Bandung Conference...

a)

Sought to unify nations that did not wish to align themselves with the USSR or the USA.

b)

Ended the Cold War and stopped nuclear proliferation

c)

Set up the United States as Japan's official defensive military

d)

Allowed for the Green Revolution in India and Pakistan

89.

Che Guevara was...

a)

an Argentinian who became a communist leader in Cuba before attempting to go global with communism.

b)

a revolutionary hero to all democratic people, and to this day continues to have t-shirts printed with his face on them.

c)

an undercover operative who exposed the Iranian Hostage Crisis and the Iran-Contra Affair to the public.

d)

a religious reformer who created the Rastafari Movement that sought Pan-African Unity.

90.

The current political boundaries of African nations have been most influenced by

a)

the topographic features of the continent

b)

the patterns of European colonialism

c)

traditional African language groups

d)

the location of ancient African tribal kingdoms

91.

What African nation gained independence from France after a violent eight year war?

a)

Algeria

b)

South Africa

c)

Egypt

d)

Ethiopia

92.
The boundaries of new African countries were often based upon what?
a)
existing tribal settlement patterns
b)
divisions imposed under European imperialism
c)
Mandates created by the United Nations
d)
Location of natural resources. 
93.

What is the context of this cartoon?

a)

Stalin wants to stop the success of US Aid to European nations

b)

Stalin wants to win the Cold War at any cost

c)

Stalin wants to destroy the United States with nuclear weapons

d)

Stalin's moustache is pretty epic

94.

Where did the Tai Dam refugees from the wars in Vietnam end up resettling in 1975?

a)

North Vietnam, as the majority of them had communist sympathies

b)

The Middle East, setting up an ethnic enclave

c)

Indonesia, as it was most culturally similar to their experiences living in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam

d)

The state of Iowa in the United States under the direction of governor Robert Ray

95.
What Cold War policy allowed a little bit of capitalism in to the USSR?
a)
Glasnost
b)
Perestroika
c)
Detente
d)
Cheka
96.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace and international cooperation
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
97.
The United Nations was created primarily to
a)
replace national governments with one world government
b)
support the spread of world communism
c)
improve international cooperation
d)
promote domestic disputes in member nations
98.
The World Trade organization's purpose is to  
a)
promote trade barriers
b)
promote free international trade
c)
help poor countries trade with other poor countries.
d)
Help world powers maintain world powers.
99.
The World bank is a program from the UN that provides loans around the world with a purpose to _____________________.
a)
Fight Poverty
b)
Give loans to rich corperations
c)
encourage investment in developed countries
d)
pay teachers to teach students how to read.
100.
Who created the "Universal Declaration  of Human Rights?"
a)
UN
b)
World Bank
c)
IMF
d)
GATT/WTO
101.
The European Union began with the development of a ______________.
a)
plural society
b)
consumer class
c)
common market
d)
defense organization
102.
What happens when a member country does not agree with a decision made by the EU government?
a)
The country may refuse to obey the decision
b)
The country must carry out the decision anyway.
c)
The decision does not go into effect anywhere in the EU.
d)
The decision goes into effect only in countries that support it.
103.
What is the Green Revolution?
a)
A dramatic increase of corn from 1951-1987
b)
a program that encourage farmers to adapt modern agriculture methods
c)
When plants turn green after winter
d)
The increase of plants because of artificial means
104.
Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
a)
Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the United States supply of oil
b)
The United Nations asked the US to overthrow the Taliban government of Afghanistan.
c)
The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop on the program.
d)
They believed the government was offering the safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the United States on September 11,2001.
105.
The Nuremberg Trials, Tokyo Trials, and the Trial of Slobodan Milošević are all examples of...
a)
carrying out international justice
b)
Genocidal Mania
c)
The violation of the Geneva Conventions
d)
Corruption and collusion in justice
106.
Was the leader of China during the 1980s. He was known for strengthening China's economy through the Four Modernizations.
a)
Deng Xiaoping
b)
Daniel Ortega
c)
Vladimir Putin
d)
Indira Gandhi
107.
These groups were similar as they both supported movements for democracy.
a)
Great Leap Forward and Four Modernizations
b)
Polish Solidarity and Tiananmen Square
c)
Three Principles and Hungarian Revolution
d)
Opium War and Great Leap Forward
108.

Nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union Dumping of toxic waste in the ocean Cutting down the rain forest in Africa and South America


Which conclusion can be drawn from these situations?

a)

Environmental problems need global solutions.

b)

The fall of the Soviet Union has caused severe environmental hazards.

c)

Technology has helped the world stop polluting the environment

d)

Only nations that create environmental problems will suffer from them.

109.

What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?

a)

Family planning was successful.

b)

There was an absence of war and conflict.

c)

New medicines and technology were discovered and applied.

d)

Famine and other natural disasters increased.

110.

Based on this late 20th-century map, which conclusion is accurate?

a)

The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.

b)

Social mobility between social classes is increasing.

c)

The communist movement is growing.

d)

Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.

111.

What is a major reason for the trend illustrated by the graph?

a)

the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe

b)

the formation of oil cartels, such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

c)

an increase in global interdependence resulting from modern technology and expanded trade agreements

d)

a general decline in the standard of living for people in developing countries

112.

Which conclusion about Internet usage can be drawn from this chart?

a)

Developing nations have easier access to the Internet than developed nations do.

b)

A high standard of living in a nation is linked to high Internet usage.

c)

Internet usage limits international cooperation.

d)

Eastern Hemisphere nations use Internet connections more than Western Hemisphere nations do.

113.

The best conclusion that can be drawn from these graphs is that in 1991

a)

the Boers outnumbered the British in South Africa

b)

the black population has decreased due to emigration

c)

Asians controlled a greater proportion of income in

comparison to their population

d)

whites continued to control the largest amount of income after the end of apartheid

114.

How did Catholic Church leaders demonstrate sensitivity to demands of the poor for social justice in twentieth-century Latin America?

a)

demanding special charitable contributions from the Vatican to wipe out poverty

b)

formation of a "liberation theology"

c)

renunciation of Christianity in favor of orthodox Marxist socialism

d)

implementing land reform policies through representation in national elections

115.

In what region have US forces seen military action most frequently in the post-Cold War era?

a)

Pacific rim

b)

Latin America

c)

Middle East and Central Asia

d)

Western Europe

116.

Which natural resource or crop have developing nations been able to trade in the global economy on terms most favorable to themselves?

a)

cocoa

b)

coffee

c)

diamonds

d)

oil

117.

Which of the following statements about the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is most accurate?

a)

it marked the end of British colonization in Iran

b)

it overthrew a monarchy and installed a liberal democracy

c)

it was guided by a non-Western ideology

d)

its leaders withdrew Iran from OPEC

118.

Which of the following is an impact of population growth in the developing world?

a)

rising status of females

b)

decreasing numbers of refugees in the developed world

c)

declining importance of the IMF

d)

rapid and haphazard urbanization

119.

Neocolonialism is best-defined as

a)

Western efforts to expand colonial holdings after WWII

b)

post-WWII population boom in developing nations

c)

economic dependence of developing nations after decolonization

d)

colonization of Latin America after independence from Spain

120.

The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to

a)

regulate currency rates.

b)

attract emerging economies into trade alliances with the United States.

c)

eliminate barriers to free trade.

d)

set fair labor standards for the industrialized nations.

121.

Which of the following is NOT a good example of the Americanization of global culture?

a)

Subway

b)

Coca-Cola

c)

McDonald's

d)

Rolex watches

122.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern global consumption?

a)

Consumption becomes a means of self-expression as well as a source of personal identity.

b)

Modern consumption is shaped by wants and desires rather than by needs or necessities.

c)

Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world.

d)

Global consumerism threatens local and indigenous cultures.

123.

One significant result of the electronic information age is that

a)

English has become the primary language of global communications.

b)

politically repressive regimes such as that of China are trying to control the Internet.

c)

the gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened.

d)

All these answers are correct.

124.

Global warming refers to

a)

natural variations in the global climate over time.

b)

the rise in global temperatures caused by atmospheric pollution such as the emissions of cars and factories.

c)

the risk of a nuclear war when the planet is politically "hot."

d)

the increase in temperature caused by volcanic activity on the oceans' floors.

125.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern terrorism?

a)

Modern terrorists routinely employ violence against civilian targets.

b)

Modern terrorists use sophisticated modern weapons and technologies.

c)

Modern terrorists are not confined to any one state and operate effectively across borders.

d)

Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives.

126.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace and international cooperation
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
127.
The United Nations was created primarily to
a)
replace national governments with one world government
b)
support the spread of world communism
c)
improve international cooperation
d)
promote domestic disputes in member nations
128.
The World Trade organization's purpose is to  
a)
promote trade barriers
b)
promote free international trade
c)
help poor countries trade with other poor countries.
d)
Help world powers maintain world powers.
129.
The World bank is a program from the UN that provides loans around the world with a purpose to _____________________.
a)
Fight Poverty
b)
Give loans to rich corperations
c)
encourage investment in developed countries
d)
pay teachers to teach students how to read.
130.
Who created the "Universal Declaration  of Human Rights?"
a)
UN
b)
World Bank
c)
IMF
d)
GATT/WTO
131.
The European Union began with the development of a ______________.
a)
plural society
b)
consumer class
c)
common market
d)
defense organization
132.
What happens when a member country does not agree with a decision made by the EU government?
a)
The country may refuse to obey the decision
b)
The country must carry out the decision anyway.
c)
The decision does not go into effect anywhere in the EU.
d)
The decision goes into effect only in countries that support it.
133.
What is the Green Revolution?
a)
A dramatic increase of corn from 1951-1987
b)
a program that encourage farmers to adapt modern agriculture methods
c)
When plants turn green after winter
d)
The increase of plants because of artificial means
134.
Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
a)
Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the United States supply of oil
b)
The United Nations asked the US to overthrow the Taliban government of Afghanistan.
c)
The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop on the program.
d)
They believed the government was offering the safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the United States on September 11,2001.
135.
The Nuremberg Trials, Tokyo Trials, and the Trial of Slobodan Milošević are all examples of...
a)
carrying out international justice
b)
Genocidal Mania
c)
The violation of the Geneva Conventions
d)
Corruption and collusion in justice
136.
Was the leader of China during the 1980s. He was known for strengthening China's economy through the Four Modernizations.
a)
Deng Xiaoping
b)
Daniel Ortega
c)
Vladimir Putin
d)
Indira Gandhi
137.
These groups were similar as they both supported movements for democracy.
a)
Great Leap Forward and Four Modernizations
b)
Polish Solidarity and Tiananmen Square
c)
Three Principles and Hungarian Revolution
d)
Opium War and Great Leap Forward
138.

Nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union Dumping of toxic waste in the ocean Cutting down the rain forest in Africa and South America


Which conclusion can be drawn from these situations?

a)

Environmental problems need global solutions.

b)

The fall of the Soviet Union has caused severe environmental hazards.

c)

Technology has helped the world stop polluting the environment

d)

Only nations that create environmental problems will suffer from them.

139.

What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?

a)

Family planning was successful.

b)

There was an absence of war and conflict.

c)

New medicines and technology were discovered and applied.

d)

Famine and other natural disasters increased.

140.

Based on this late 20th-century map, which conclusion is accurate?

a)

The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.

b)

Social mobility between social classes is increasing.

c)

The communist movement is growing.

d)

Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.

141.

What is a major reason for the trend illustrated by the graph?

a)

the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe

b)

the formation of oil cartels, such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

c)

an increase in global interdependence resulting from modern technology and expanded trade agreements

d)

a general decline in the standard of living for people in developing countries

142.

Which conclusion about Internet usage can be drawn from this chart?

a)

Developing nations have easier access to the Internet than developed nations do.

b)

A high standard of living in a nation is linked to high Internet usage.

c)

Internet usage limits international cooperation.

d)

Eastern Hemisphere nations use Internet connections more than Western Hemisphere nations do.

143.

The best conclusion that can be drawn from these graphs is that in 1991

a)

the Boers outnumbered the British in South Africa

b)

the black population has decreased due to emigration

c)

Asians controlled a greater proportion of income in

comparison to their population

d)

whites continued to control the largest amount of income after the end of apartheid

144.

How did Catholic Church leaders demonstrate sensitivity to demands of the poor for social justice in twentieth-century Latin America?

a)

demanding special charitable contributions from the Vatican to wipe out poverty

b)

formation of a "liberation theology"

c)

renunciation of Christianity in favor of orthodox Marxist socialism

d)

implementing land reform policies through representation in national elections

145.

In what region have US forces seen military action most frequently in the post-Cold War era?

a)

Pacific rim

b)

Latin America

c)

Middle East and Central Asia

d)

Western Europe

146.

Which natural resource or crop have developing nations been able to trade in the global economy on terms most favorable to themselves?

a)

cocoa

b)

coffee

c)

diamonds

d)

oil

147.

Which of the following statements about the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is most accurate?

a)

it marked the end of British colonization in Iran

b)

it overthrew a monarchy and installed a liberal democracy

c)

it was guided by a non-Western ideology

d)

its leaders withdrew Iran from OPEC

148.

Which of the following is an impact of population growth in the developing world?

a)

rising status of females

b)

decreasing numbers of refugees in the developed world

c)

declining importance of the IMF

d)

rapid and haphazard urbanization

149.

Neocolonialism is best-defined as

a)

Western efforts to expand colonial holdings after WWII

b)

post-WWII population boom in developing nations

c)

economic dependence of developing nations after decolonization

d)

colonization of Latin America after independence from Spain

150.

The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to

a)

regulate currency rates.

b)

attract emerging economies into trade alliances with the United States.

c)

eliminate barriers to free trade.

d)

set fair labor standards for the industrialized nations.

151.

Which of the following is NOT a good example of the Americanization of global culture?

a)

Subway

b)

Coca-Cola

c)

McDonald's

d)

Rolex watches

152.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern global consumption?

a)

Consumption becomes a means of self-expression as well as a source of personal identity.

b)

Modern consumption is shaped by wants and desires rather than by needs or necessities.

c)

Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world.

d)

Global consumerism threatens local and indigenous cultures.

153.

One significant result of the electronic information age is that

a)

English has become the primary language of global communications.

b)

politically repressive regimes such as that of China are trying to control the Internet.

c)

the gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened.

d)

All these answers are correct.

154.

Global warming refers to

a)

natural variations in the global climate over time.

b)

the rise in global temperatures caused by atmospheric pollution such as the emissions of cars and factories.

c)

the risk of a nuclear war when the planet is politically "hot."

d)

the increase in temperature caused by volcanic activity on the oceans' floors.

155.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern terrorism?

a)

Modern terrorists routinely employ violence against civilian targets.

b)

Modern terrorists use sophisticated modern weapons and technologies.

c)

Modern terrorists are not confined to any one state and operate effectively across borders.

d)

Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives.

156.

What country shot the Archduke Francis Ferdinand on June 28, 1914?

a)

Serbia

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

France

157.

Which countries created the Triple Alliance?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Russia

c)

France, Great Britain, Serbia, & Russia

d)

France, Great Britain, United States, & Serbia

158.

Which countries created the Triple Entente?

a)

France, Great Britain, Russia

b)

France, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia

c)

Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

d)

France, Germany, United Kingdom

159.

During World War I, Germany's group changed their name from Triple Alliance to what?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Allies

160.

What is a devotion and loyalty to one's country?

a)

nationalism

b)

Communism

c)

Holocaust

d)

superpowers

161.

A period of tense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

Holocaust

162.

An agreement between countries is called?

a)

alliance

b)

strategy

c)

dictator

d)

Great Depression

163.

After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles said that Germany had to...?

a)

Pay billions of dollars in damages caused by the war.

b)

Take the blame for World War I

c)

Slash the size of its army

d)

keep its colonies overseas.

164.

How did Germany force America into World War I?

a)

Germany kept attaching American ships.

b)

Germany bombed America.

c)

Germany attacked Washington D.C.

165.

Who was the U.S. president at the end of World War I?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

William Howard Taft

166.

What new technologies were invented during World War I?

a)

trench warfare

b)

machine guns

c)

poison gases

d)

tanks

167.

A global economic crisis in the 1930s is known as?

a)

Holocaust

b)

Great Depression

c)

World War II

d)

Cold War

168.
What battle site in 1914, during WWI, forced Germany to abandon its general plan for winning the war quickly?
a)
Verdun
b)
Marne
c)
Ypres
d)
Somme
169.
The factors destabilizing the balance of power in Europe in the late 1800s and early 1900s included all the following EXCEPT
a)
the rise of socialist and communist movements in European nations
b)
the strong sense of nationalism led by many European nations
c)
conflict over ethnic and religious differences in some nations
d)
German aggression on the continent under von Bismark
170.
Which of the following is NOT accurate concerning the signing of the final set of treaties that ended World War I?
a)
Russia was rewarded for its service by being given substantial Baltic territories
b)
Austria-Hungary was divided into Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
c)
Germany was forced to accept blame for the war and pay huge war reparations
d)
A League of Nations was formed but in time provided ineffective
171.
Mao and the Communist soldiers were forced to retreat from the Nationalists and traveled 6000 miles.  This event was known as
a)
The Communist Revolution
b)
The Great Leap Forward
c)
The Cultural Revolution
d)
The Long March
172.
Mao's plan for large collective farms
a)
Cultural Revolution
b)
Great Leap Forward
c)
Mandate in Heaven
d)
Taiwan 
173.
Major uprising in China whose goal was to establish a society in which all were equal and intellectual and artistic activity was considered dangerous.
a)
Great Leap Forward
b)
Cultural Revolution
c)
People's Republic of China
d)
Red Guards
174.
The term "apartheid" refers to what action in South Africa?
a)
the formal acceptance of communism
b)
an economic alliance with other nations
c)
a civil war for independence
d)
the legal separation of black and white people
175.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I? 
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
industry
d)
nationalism
176.
A ruler believes that the strength of a nation can be measured by its armed forces. Which concept does this describe? 
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
imperialism
d)
fascism
177.
Which of the following was a major similarity between the goals of leaders of the Chinese Communist Revolution, such as Mao Zedong, and the goals of leaders of the Mexican Revolution, such as Emiliano Zapata, in the early 20th century?
a)
Advocacy of a global workers' revolution
b)
Active encouragement for integration into the global economy
c)
Concern primarily with improving conditions for urban factory workeres
d)
Support for redistribution of land to poor peasants
178.
Five-Year Plans, collectivization, and the Great Purge were all policies of
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Deng Xiaoping
179.
What political characteristic did Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina share during the 1920s and 1930s?
a)
All became democracies.
b)
All were governed by authoritarian regimes.
c)
All were monarchies.
d)
All had experienced communist revolutions.
180.
How is the overall effect of World War I on European culture best described?
a)
Art and poetry in the victorious nations reflected a spirit of triump and pride.
b)
Artists and authors quikcly put wartime experience behind them and ignored it.
c)
A sense of despair and uncertainty came to the forefront of cultural and intellectual life.
d)
Jazz and other esacpist cultural imports from the U.S. easily allowed the Europeans to forge the trauma of WWI.
181.
Which people were the victims of the twentieth century's first genocide, in 1915?
a)
Jews
b)
Tutsis
c)
Armenians
d)
Serbs
182.
A global effect of World War I was
a)
the unwavering domination of European power worldwide.
b)
the rise of nationalist movements in colonial areas.
c)
the spread of communist regimes in Western Europe.
d)
the economic and political isolation of Japan.
183.
Japan's expansionism in Manchuria and China in the 1930s coincided with
a)
its rapid industrialization.
b)
closer ties with the United States.
c)
the growing influence of the League of Nations.
d)
the declining power of Japan's emperor.
184.
Which of the following are accurate descriptions of fascism?
a)
A single party in charge of all government
b)
Ultra-nationalism and glorification of the state
c)
Militarism and glorification of war as the ultimate expression of power
d)
all of these answers are correct